要不是 Pronunciation and Pinyin
要不是 Usage and Examples
but for; if it were not for
他要不是膝部有伤的话，就上场了。
He would have played but for a knee injury.
要不是邻居介入，她可能会没命了。
She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened.
The characters in 要不是
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 要
- yào要xià下yǔ雨le了It's going to rain., It's about to rain.
- yào要bù不Otherwise; or else.
- yào要bù不dé得unacceptable; intolerable
- yào要bù不rán然otherwise; or else
- yào要bú不yào要Do you want?, Would you like?
- yào要wéi为to be for, is for
- yào要shì事Important matter, Priority
- yào要cóng从To be from, To start from
- yào要jià价ask a price, asking price
- yào要zhù住want to live, want to stay
- yào要bǎo保chí持to maintain, to keep
- yào要bǎo保chí持qīng清xǐng醒Stay awake, Stay sober
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Open the tool →Questions about 要不是
What does 要不是 mean in Chinese?
要不是 (yào bú shì) means “but for; if it were not for”.
How do you pronounce 要不是?
要不是 is pronounced yào bú shì in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “but for; if it were not for” in Chinese?
“but for; if it were not for” is 要不是 (yào bú shì) in Chinese.
How is 要不是 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 要不是, each with pinyin and an English translation.